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  • Chapter 9 - Exploring Narratives in Learner Language

  • Tony McEnery, Lancaster University, Isobelle Clarke, Lancaster University, Gavin Brookes, Lancaster University
  • Book:
    Learner Language, Discourse and Interaction
    Published online:
    09 January 2025
    Print publication:
    23 January 2025, pp 222-254
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    In this chapter we explore a manually annotated subset of data from the corpora studied in this book, which have been analysed to show the presence of narratives as understood by researchers studying this concept. In this narrative study we return to an exploration of differences arising from L1 and cultural background and, inter alia, conclude that cultural background may have an important role to play in the frequency and nature of narrative. In drawing such conclusions, we refer, where appropriate, to existing research on SLA and narrative. Overall, the study suggests that, while there are similarities between L1 and L2 narrative use, there are also differences, some attributable to the learner, others to the task/context in which the data was gathered.